Official statement
For a reasonably sized site (25,000 pages), if the right URLs are showing up en masse as 'discovered and not indexed' rather than 'crawled and not indexed', it likely indicates a broader quality issue for the site instead of a crawl budget problem.
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(4 years ago)
⚠ A more recent statement exists on this topic
Is Google refusing to index your 'Discovered' pages? Here's why.
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TL;DR
A large number of 'discovered and not indexed' URLs may indicate poor overall site quality. This is not a crawl budget issue for 25,000 pages.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Quelle est la taille idéale d'un site pour éviter d'être 'découvert non indexé' ?
La taille n'est pas le problème ; la qualité des pages est cruciale, peu importe leur nombre.
Comment puis-je augmenter le taux d'indexation de mon site ?
Améliorez la qualité et la pertinence du contenu, et assurez-vous qu'il répond aux intentions de recherche.
Est-ce que toutes les pages d'un site doivent être indexées ?
Non, seules les pages présentant un intérêt pour votre audience et offrant une valeur ajoutée méritent l'indexation.
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